Jan O'Brien: Real Estate Business Coach, Agent Team Building & Training

Blogging is not for everyone! It requires dedication and commitment … and your most valuable resource … your time.  Before you even consider starting a blog, ask yourself these fundamental questions: Do I enjoy writing? Am I willing to be myself, be transparent and let my voice be heard…by the w...

In the State of Nevada, short sale negotiating falls under the category of "loan modification or foreclosure consultant" as defined in Assembly Bill 152 which modified NRS Chapter 645F.  You can read AB152 here: Download AB152_LoanMod_ForeclosureConsultant In summary there are three options for n...

Currently, in the Las Vegas Real Estate Market, multiple offers are common place.  Demand defintely outweighs the supply - inventory levels are lower than normal - primarily due to the slow release of REO properties on the market. In my opinion, the best practice in a multiple offer short sale  i...

Strategic default is a hot topic in the press, on the blogs and in the real estate industry.  Homeowners are starting to weigh all their options and make "business" decisions about whether to stay or walk away from their home.  In many cases, the homeowner/borrower is truly unable to continue to ...

The Las Vegas real estate market may be showing signs of recovery.  The Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors (GLVAR) released its local housing statistics  for December 2009 with some interesting findings for the year.    According to GLVAR, sales of existing homes in Las Vegas were up 64% i...

  Foreclosure Information - Avoiding Foreclosure www.realtytrac.com  National, state, county foreclosure statistics, trends, resources, information RentalForeclosure.com  Tenants can find out if a property is in Foreclosure - NOD filed  Freddie Mac - Working with Your Lender to Avoid Foreclosure ...

The recently revised Residential Purchase Agreement from the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors added the CLUE report as a due diligence option for buyers to request.  Here is some more information about the CLUE report and how to obtain one. What is a CLUE report? The C.L.U.E.® (Comprehe...

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The first key step to becoming an effective short sale listing agent is to know how to properly pre-qualify the seller and determine the likelihood of a successful short sale.  Steve Kitnick and I have compiled the following strategies and questions to assist you in that process. Become a Certif...

Thanks to the Arizona REALTOR Magazine and their online version (www.AARNews.com) for publishing my blog post from August 2008 in their April 2009 Edition. One update to the article... February 2009 Las Vegas Closings: REO sales accounted for eighty percent (80%) of the February closings with ano...